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‘Although you may think it strange that Vegas is presenting a hip hop artist,’ forewarns the swing club, ‘Once you’ve heard the music you’ll understand.’ They go on to note that they play the songs of the oh-so- Vegasly-named Jimmy Luxury regularly at their club nights, and a quick chat with the New York entertainer can only leave you with the impression that Vegas
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Creating a mixture of Latin jazz, swing and hip hop, the career of Jimmy Luxury & the Tommy Rome ‘Orchestra’ started when DJ Rome played Jimmy some croonsome Dean Martin classics and Jimmy decided to freestyle over them. Pretty soon, a clear vision of this unique concept appeared to the pair, and they set about putting the then Rap Pack into action, even going so far as to do the publicity shots before recording a note.
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Paris. It’s been a nice ride.’ (David Pollock)
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